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Derived from Indian mythologies, the rug Dwarka is a creative take on the birthplace of Lord Krishna which is Dwarka. Mooli weaved flute for her dearest Krishna and also weaved a football for him to play. To beautify Lord’s land, she went on to weave colorful palm leaves, mountains and flowers.

When she was given this manchaha, she was thinking of how she can make her rug stand apart from the ones other weavers from her village had already made. Her Quality Supervisor and Bunkar Sakhi told her to make anything she wishes. But Mooli wanted to create something exclusive and outstanding. So, she ended up creating a mirror-reflection effect with her designs wherein she wove the patterns both straight and then as a reflection, thereby inspiring its name ‘Palta’ which means the other side of things when turned around.

Mooli finds herself being associated with nature. She enjoys being surrounded by trees, mountains, and rivers because it puts her heart at peace. She has named this rug “Kailash Ka Parvat” referring to Mount Kailash, based on the inspiration she drew from watching one of her favorite television shows, “Mahadev”. In bright shades, the artisan has woven mountains all over the rug. The pattern is complemented by the designs of shakarparas at the bott